Stunned to discover the secret Itokawa asteroid
After analyzing the Itokawa asteroid dust sample sent by the Hayabusa spacecraft, Japan, Japanese astronomers discovered many interesting information.
A lot of interesting information related to Itokawa asteroids was suddenly revealed. This asteroid is basically as a "rubble" held together by gravity.
Hayabusa spacecraft.(Image source: Phys).
After analyzing the Itokawa asteroid dust sample sent by the Hayabusa spacecraft , Japan, Japanese astronomers discovered many interesting information.
Specifically, Itokawa asteroid is basically as a "rubble" held together by gravity. It was about 4.6 billion years old, the same age as the Solar System.
And the scientist determined that "Itokawa" had initially collided with another asteroid about 1.5 billion years ago and was almost destroyed. The debris re-assembled into "rubble" like the object we see today.
Also, Itokawa seems to reside in the asteroid belt for several hundred thousand years. Now, this object resides in the area where it is identified as a near-Earth asteroid (NEA) , possibly with a collision with the Earth within a million years, according to Japanese scientists. determined.
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